In the topsy-turvy New York City mayoral race that has been filled with larger-than-life characters, Bill Thompson has run a steady, under-the-radar campaign that has put him within striking distance of victory.

Mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn suddenly finds herself in demand on national political television talk shows, and they all want to ask her the same question: Should Anthony Weiner drop out of the race?

Following revelations of yet another wave of lewd text messages and photos, disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner said he is "surprised more didn’t come out" and he’s sorry "for any inconvenience this may have caused."

New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner admitted on Tuesday to sending additional sexually explicit photos and texts to a woman he met online - an exchange she says began more than a year after he resigned from Congress for similar behavior.

With the super-competitive campaign to lead the nation’s biggest city in high gear since spring, the day-to-day menu of candidate forums, policy speeches and endorsements from political figures has increasingly been sprinkled with a heavy dash of glitz.

The president does it. Sarah Palin does it. It helped ensure passage of gay marriage in New York. It’s tweeting. It’s fast, it’s easy and it’s fun. It can also get you into trouble. Just ask ex-U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner.

Rep. Anthony Weiner will step down after weeks in the media spotlight following revelations that he sent sexually provocative texts and tweets to a number of women. The messages reportedly included sexually explicit photos.

Leave it to a six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald to add some major theatrics to the scene playing out over social media in response to Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's signing of a "license to discriminate" bill Thursday.